Sergeant Clint Ferrin

Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ferrin was an American hero. He served in Bosnia, West Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq with the US Army82nd Airborne Division as an Infantryman. During training SFC Ferrin had a front tooth knocked out. Frequent deployments, training and a lack of desire to take off work kept him from receiving the proper dental treatment. Two years after he lost his tooth he was given a removable partial denture with a fake tooth. Clint was later killed by an IED on March 13th 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq.

We know there are more servicemen and servicewomen out there who are like SFC Ferrin. Our clinic serves a variety of veterans. One aspect of the clinic serves members of the National Guard. Unlike the active duty troops, they do not get 100% of dental treatment covered. Most of those who join the Guard do so to help their struggling budgets. Thus, the lack of 100% coverage of dental insurance persuades many of them to avoid dental treatment overall.

There are 3 requirements servicemen/women must meet in order to qualify for dental care at this clinic:

• You must be a US veteran (DD-214, VA card or equivalent needed)
• Make less than $25,000 per year (documentation needed)
• Have no current dental insurance.

Priority is determined based on need and wartime service (including participation in World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom).